If anything happens in USA, which is different from what happened 20 years ago, every genius investigative journalist, social media user and idiot will tell you the Millennials did it. Millennials are out and about trying to destroy America. They’ll tear up the original document of the American Constitution and piss on the graves of the Founding Fathers.
Since 2008 recession, every company in USA faced difficulties. Every average citizen faced difficulties. Giant companies such as a few Banks, a few IT companies, a few chain retailers however still continued business as usual. Guess what, Millennials did not commit those financial and banking frauds, and Millennials did not buy those home loans that rendered thousands of Americans homeless when the shit and high interest rates hit the fan.
There are reduced opportunities for most folks. This means that parents at times can’t afford to send their Millennial kids to colleges they deserve to go to. Even with a college degree, there are fewer jobs available to these Millennials. Even with small jobs, these Millennials are forced to continue living with their parents because real estate prices are forever rising despite the economy being poorer than it was 20 years ago.
Regarding MOTORCYCLES – there is no death of motorcycles in USA. Millennials are not killing motorcycle industry. It is only the American Motorcycles and American Cars that are dying because they are outdated, not competitive in technology, and just a total bad deal that a modern human won’t get conned into.
European Motorcycles and Cars and Japanese Motorcycles and Cars are steadily selling more and more units to Americans. If you get a motorcycle or car which is always reliable, latest technology, more features, no stress on maintenance and no wallet-draining expenses after purchase for one third the price of a Harley-Davidson or Indian Motorcycle, why would any sentient human on planet Earth buy a Harley Davidson or Indian Motorcycle or a Ford car?
Even Indian company such as Enfield is setting up new dealerships in USA and a factory in Brazil to cater to new generation American motorcycle lovers called Millennials. Are they insane? Don’t they read the American Motorcycle Magazines, which say everyday that no one below 50 years old is buying a motorcycle in America anymore? New Ducati models, new Triumph Tiger models, new Honda designs, new Yamaha, etc are all deaf and dumb and don’t know that Millennials are not buying motorcycles?
The theory of evolution suggests that it is not the biggest who survive, it is not the strongest who survive, it is not even the most intelligent who survive. The survivors are those who can adapt and change to new environment, to the new market, to the new competition, to the new business models. Maybe growing up you thought John Wayne and Marlon Brando were awesome and everything they did was awesome. Well maybe your kids disagreed and said Sylvester Stallone and Van Damme were better and more awesome.
The current young ones like people you have never heard of and movies you can’t understand like the latest Avengers Infinity War, which made One Billion Dollars in just 11 days since release breaking all records known to cinema industry.
If millennials can’t afford a brand new car, a good alternative is indeed a trusty motorcycle such as a Honda or a Triumph. Petrol and Diesel isn’t going anywhere for another 30 years. Electronic vehicles are not any cheaper nor more practical than a petrol vehicle.
And why the hell is there so much craze for Polaris Slingshot and CanAm Spyder if Millennials are not interested in motorsports? I had posted a photo of Millennial celebrity Miley Cyrus riding a Spyder in Hollywood in my article on CanAm Spyder in BikernetTrikes.com last year.
California and Florida are the two States with the highest known motorcycle license owners. It’s obvious that the weather in these States allows riders to use the motorcycle most of the year. What good is a vehicle. which you can use only three months of spring? That’s just a hobby motorcycle for a rich citizen. Being practical and frugal with hard earned money is not being a typical Millennial – its just common sense.
ALSO INTERESTING: Elon Musk of electronic giant Tesla is getting a lynching from investors and bankers for the incredible losses his companies are making. The guy is a genius doing the impossible in multiple industry, but where is the profit?
The bottom line? Maybe like Elon Musk’s car namesake Nikola Tesla, he is destined to die penniless and homeless despite great inventions and will be recorded in news as the ‘mad scientist,’ which is what the Nikola Tesla generation called Nikola Tesla when he died. Elon Musk is also an immigrant just like Nikola Tesla. Its like watching history repeat itself. Elon Musk put all his savings up and sold his house to finance SpaceX, which launches satellites for NASA. He was living in a rented apartment and did not know if he could pay rent next month.
READ THESE:
Motorcycle industry and the Millennials
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-05/can-millennials-save-the-motorcycle-industry
Women rev up motorcycle sales
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2017/09/01/women-help-rev-up-motorcycle-industry/573631001/
Majority new Motorcycle Buyers have College Degrees
https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/03/05/7-motorcycle-statistics-thatll-floor-you.aspx
Interesting, but I wouldn’t be as harsh towards Harley or Indian. I don’t think they are doing wrong, although both might need new entry-level bikes to compete with other makes. ATK and KTM are making another stab at Harley for entry level bikes. The author above is just pissed Harley in India won’t offer him a bike…
Ford is suspending the construction of sedans, but it’s not because of needed high-tech compacts run on windmills or solar panels. The current demand calls for SUVs and Truck. Peeps want tough, rugged, powerful and more truck-like road vision.
